“It takes eight minutes for light to travel to the Earth from the sun… So if you wake up one morning and it’s a particularly beautiful day, you’ll know we made it.” – Capa, “Sunshine”

“Step up to red alert.” ”Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb.” – Rimmer & Kryten, “Red Dwarf”

“Not something I ever expected to say on air… ‘removing the head or destroying the brain’.” – Jeremy Thompson, Sky News Anchor on Z-Day, “Shaun of the Dead”

“How can you put your faith in a man whose idea of a romantic nightspot and an impregnable fortress are the same thing? This is a pub!” – David, to Liz, “Shaun of the Dead

“What happens if they board us?” ”If they take the ship they will rape us to death, eat our flesh, and sew our skins in to their clothing, and if we’re very, very lucky, they’ll do it in that order.” – Simon and Zoe, “Firefly”